What color is #8E8755?

#8E8755 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8755?

The RGB value is 142, 135, 85: 142 red, 135 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8755?

The complementary color is #555C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8755 color

#8E8755 rgb(142, 135, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E8755 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.9% green and 33.3% blue (142, 135, 85).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#8E8755 color codes

HEX	`#8E8755`
RGB	`rgb(142, 135, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -5.12, 27.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 28.29, 100.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.459, 23.735, 12.043)`
Decimal	`9340757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8755, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8E8755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8E8755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8755; }
.text { color: #8e8755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 135 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8755, #788e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8755?: #8E8755 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8755?: The RGB value is 142, 135, 85: 142 red, 135 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8755?: The complementary color is #555C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.